The Online Home of California's Political History
Q: When was the last time a write-in candidate won a partisan political office?
A: The last write-in candidate to win election was Ron Packard running for Congress in 1982. Write-ins have only been elected six times in the last century.
June 15, 2019
Brian Dahle won last Tuesday's special election in SD-01, and was sworn in eight … [Read More...]
May 25, 2019
As mentioned in a previous post, our list of California state legislators dates … [Read More...]
May 23, 2019
The total count for California state legislators has dropped by one (to 4,442 … [Read More...]
March 15, 2019
There was a L. Hoey (Republican) who represented AD-28 in 1899. San Francisco. … [Read More...]
November 5, 2018
Governor Gavin Newsom will be the first Democratic Governor to succeed … [Read More...]
Q: Who was the last Assembly Speaker to later be elected to the State Senate? A: Before Bob Hertzberg (serving since 2014), it was Frank F. Merriam (Speaker in 1923-1926), who was elected to the State Senate in 1928 and went on to be Governor in 1934.
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